Monday, 8th July, St. Kilian, was born in the parish of Mullagh in the diocese of Kilmore. With eleven companions he left Ireland and became known as the apostle of Thuringia and eastern Franconia. With Kolonat and Totnan, he was put to death in 689. There is a very strong devotion to him in Wurzburg, where his remains lie, and also throughout the Bavarian countryside.
Tuesday, 9th July, Ss. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest and Companions, martyrs. St. Augustine Tchao, born 1746, converted to Christianity was ordained priest and martyred in 1815. The memorial also celebrates 119 companions, martyred in China over several centuries but especially during the Boxer Uprising.
Thursday, 11th July, St. Benedict, Abbot and Patron of Europe, c.480-547.After living as a hermit at Subiaco, founded the monastery of Monte Cassino. His Rule, observed by Benedictines and Cistercians, is distinguished by its wisdom and balance and those who lived by it did much to shape the Europe of today. He was the first saint to be named a Patron of Europe in 1964.